Abortion

Question 1

What are the requirements re abortion?

Answer 1

Doctor taking responsibility must notify Chief Medical Officer within 14 days
Before 24 weeks, NHS hospital or independent state approved clinical
After 24 weeks- NHS hospital
Must be certified by 2 medical practitioners

Question 2

WHt are the grounds under which a woman can get an abortion before 24 weeks?

Answer 2

The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or any existing children she has

Question 3

What are the grounds under which a woman can have an abortion after 24 weeks?

Answer 3

Continence of pregnancy would involve risk to life of pregnant woman greater than if the pregnancy was terminated
Termination necessary to prevent grave injury to physical or mental health of pregnant women
There is a substantial risk that if the child was born, it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped

Question 4

What are the grounds under which an abortion can happen in an emergency setting, if immediately necessary?

Answer 4

To save the life of the pregnant women

To prevent grave injury to the physical or mental health pf the pregnant woman

Question 5

What are the options for emergency contraception?

Answer 5

Emergency contraceptive pill

Copper IUD

Question 6

What are the types of emergency contraceptive pill?

Answer 6

Levonelle

ellaOne

Question 7

What is levonelle?

Answer 7

Morning after pill, synthetic progesterone

Must be taken in 72 hours

Question 8

What is ellaOne?

Answer 8

Morning after pill

Ulipristal acetate to stop progesterone working Must be taken in 120 hours (5days)

Question 9

What is the use of the copper coil as emergency contraception?

Answer 9

Releases copper to stop egg implanting and being fertilised

Must be inserted within 5 days of unprotected sex or up to 5 days after earliest time one could have ovulated